MINNEAPOLIS — A 21-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting another man last week in south Minneapolis.
According to Minneapolis police, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 2900 block of 12th Avenue South just before 2 p.m. Officers found 26-year-old D’Shawn Porter with a gunshot wound to his head. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The criminal complaint filed Tuesday states that a witness told police that Porter was looking for drugs in the area and that he should go to the parking lot where the shooting occurred. The witness had accompanied the victim to the area.
According to the complaint, the witness told police the suspect pulled out a “small piece of crack cocaine.” The complaint says the victim then said, “Come on, man, you know me,” indicating he wanted more.
The suspect, according to the witness in the complaint, said he had more in his pocket, but he pulled out a gun and shot Porter. The witness said one shot was fired. ShotSpotter also only detected one shot in the area around that time.
The complaint states that officers used surveillance footage and partial fingerprints to track down the suspect.
Police were surveillance on the suspect’s home and at one point heard him say the word “shoot,” the complaint alleges.
When police tried to arrest the suspect, he fled on foot, but was eventually arrested.
According to the complaint, the suspect began “making spontaneous statements” in the police car that were inconsistent with each other and with other known evidence.
In one account, the suspect said he and the victim were talking when two people approached and began shooting. In another account, he said a “crackhead” was trying to rob him and sell him drugs, so he “raised the blick” — implying he shot him.
In a post-Miranda statement, the suspect stated that he, Porter and a woman were in the alley when a vehicle pulled up, two men got out of the car and he heard shots.
Surveillance footage showing the parking lot where the shooting occurred did not match the suspect’s story, the complaint said. When confronted with the evidence, he allegedly changed his story again.
The suspect’s bail has been set at $1 million, subject to conditions.
WCCO Staff
